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NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current - NASA Science (.gov)

By Vanessa Thomas

NASA is preparing to launch a mission designed to provide a unique, inside-out view of the ring current. Called STORIE (Storm Time O+ Ring current

Earths magnetic field is like a powerful trap. It lures electrically charged particles in space, near our planet, and snares them in an invisible, doughnut-shaped pen around Earth known as the ring c… [+5674 chars]

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NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current - NASA Science (.gov)

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